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With the 2008 Summer Olympics about a year away, there is a lot to be done. One of the many things (__1__) hammered out is the exact route of the Olympic Flame on its trip to Beijing. As discussions continue about where and when this unique symbol will travel, people are (__2__) notice of one of the great traditions of the Olympic Games.

The Olympic Flame, or Torch, was introduced to the modern Olympics in 1928, (__3__) the gift of fire given to man by Prometheus. As in the Greek myth, the flame (__4__) progress and knowledge. In 1936, the torch was lit in Athens and carried by runners all the way to the site of the Olympics in Berlin. This torch relay has (__5__) for all the Summer Games since then and for all the Winter Games since 1960. Each Olympic year, the torch is lit from the same fire in Athens and taken to the host city. In 2004, a global torch relay was held for the Athens Olympics, lasting 78 days (__6__) all previous Olympic cities.

The torch has travelled many miles by runners, boats, and aeroplanes, and even gone underwater. (__7__) the torch relay goes next year, it will surely be an object of interest and inspiration. The Olympic Games have come and gone to many cities all over the world, but the flame itself just keeps going.

1A) isB) beingC) areD) been
2A) lookingB) puttingC) takingD) setting
3A) symbolizingB) symbolizesC) symbolizeD) symbolized
4A) exploresB) advisesC) performsD) represents
5A) dropped byB) taken placeC) got alongD) come true
6A) visitingB) to visitC) and visitingD) that visited
7A) WhereverB) WhateverC) WhetherD) However

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.